Noshiro City General Gymnasium, Sports venue in Noshiro, Japan.
Noshiro City General Gymnasium is a gymnasium in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, opened in 1993. Its main hall covers 1,896.96 m2 (38 m by 49 m) and seats 2,012 people, in 500 first-floor and 1,512 second-floor seats. The building also holds a 633.94 m2 light exercise hall, a 245.78 m2 dojo and a 141.84 m2 training room, and has no air conditioning.
The gymnasium opened in 1993 as the centrepiece of Noshiro's drive to become a basketball town. From 1994 it became the main venue of the Noshiro Cup, a six-school high school tournament held every 3–5 May since 1988. It later hosted boys' basketball at the 2007 Akita Wakasugi National Sports Festival and the 2011 North Tohoku high school championships, and serves as a home court for the Akita Northern Happinets.
The gymnasium hosts the annual Noshiro Cup, a regional high school basketball tournament that draws many teams from surrounding areas. This event shapes the local sports culture and shows how important basketball is to the community.
The gymnasium is a 15-minute walk from JR Noshiro Station on the Gonō Line. The main arena has no air conditioning, so summer visits can be hot. The building holds a main gymnasium, a light exercise gymnasium, a dojo and a training room, each with its own floor area.
The main court's 2,012 seats are split between 500 on the first floor and 1,512 on the second, and the hall has no air conditioning, so summer events are held in heat. The gym is also a home venue for the Akita Northern Happinets of the bj-league.
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